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Submissions of architectural design articles or sketches should be made by February 2009.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600056 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600055 An architectural design career is a rewarding path that can bring about a great deal of personal satisfaction as well as an attractive salary. http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600055 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600054 A distinctive and astonishing new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed, features 48 photographs of Modernist buildings that were designed and constructed during the last two decades of the Cold War in the 1970s and 1980s.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600054 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600053 An architect is hired to design buildings as well as other structures. There is much more to architecture, however, than just creating a beautiful exterior for a structure. It is vital that the structure is sound, safe, and functional as well. Typically, all of these aspects are considered a top priority when an architect begins the planning and design stages of the structure.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600053 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600051 What Are the Elements That Constitute Great Public Space? Before examining the relationship between community spaces and economic growth, it is important to identify precisely what constitutes a great public space.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600051 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600052 ''The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own, we have no soul of our own civilization,'' American architect and writer Frank Lloyd Wright once said. If such words strike a chord with you, and you have a penchant for studying history and investigating historic structures, you may consider a career as an architectural historian.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600052 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600049 With the growing population, the need for landscape architects who focus on environmentally sustainable design will greatly increase, and research is underway into new methods of sustainable landscape architecture.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600049 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600050 Environmental initiatives are no longer a peripheral or future phenomenon. Conservation and environmental awareness is about more than simply recycling soda cans and donating a few dollars to save the rainforest. ''Green'' thinking is being integrated into the mainstream and is becoming an ever-more influential factor in a wide range of everyday applications.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600050 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600048 For an architectural design company that started out designing retail stores and renovating malls, Development Design Group Inc. (DDG) has come quite a distance over the last 26 years, becoming one of the premier names in retail and mixed-use design and generating an impressive and diverse portfolio of award-winning and genre-defining designs. The Baltimore-based firm has created everything from iconic urban entertainment centers and retail destinations to 25,000-acre master-planned communiti... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600048 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600047 Architecture students now more than ever are setting themselves above the competition by engaging in highly creative design projects that incorporate collaboration with other disciplines and a stress on conceiving environmentally sustainable designs, skills that distinguished architectural firms find particularly attractive.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600047 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600046 The following article provides some basic information about pursuing a career in the world of architecture. Like any other professionals, architects need some basic qualifications and some hands-on experience. The final stage in the process is to get a valid license to start your own practice. With a license in hand, you'll be ready to make a start.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600046 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600044 Architectural firms no longer have the luxury of a market with a laidback, ''may-the-best-man-win'' mentality. Today, architectural firms need to aggressively market themselves in order to win new clients and sell their concepts. As of now, many architectural firms still stand firmly against marketing their services, as that would mean commoditizing their creative services; however, these firms can ill afford to continue relying solely on their creative skills. People in architecture jobs nee... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600044 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600043 During its days as a British colony, much of India's art history remained hidden. The rediscovery of historical work at archaeological sites beginning in the 1850s was a spur to surging pride in Indian culture.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600043 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600041 For several years numerous agencies, individuals, and the public have worked to demonstrate the negative effects the way we build has on our world. It finally appears that the effort of the USGBC, Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth, and an environmental conscience raised in us by these pioneers have paid off.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600041 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600042 We can't escape geometry. If you're reading this inside your home or office, you're surrounded by straight edges. When you're driving, as often as not you're navigating a grid. Nature might not favor clean lines, but we do in the things and the daily surroundings we design.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600042 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600039 ''Cube,'' as Lincoln Schatz has dubbed the space, possesses 24 video cameras, which all film the person or people in the room for 60 minutes. Then, the existing videos will be combined into one continuously runningstream, in which a software program randomly determines what appears on a 42-inch screen. He calls it a Generative Portrait, since what you see will shift constantly.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600039 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600040 Much is made of the homogenous design monotony of international retailers. Instantly recognizable spaces created by global brands like Starbucks and McDonald's fuel a general-consensus lament that ''it's all the same'' and ''there is no local character.''... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600040 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600037 One of the biggest marketing mistakes some architectural firms make is working with blinders on. The firm wins a project, the firm provides quality services and keeps the client happy, the project is a success, and then the project manager simply closes out the job. What's the next step? Most architects or project managers tend to move on to the next project. But back up a minute. Did you really just close out that project, or did you close out that client too?... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600037 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600036 Moving Forward Residential design is not going green. It's gone green. More homeowners demand that their homes be sustainable, healthy to live in, and affordable to maintain as the years go by. By going green, they have chosen to reduce the burden on the environment while adding value to their homes.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600036 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600035 Dubai is one of the world's fastest-growing cities, and many U.S.;ndash;based architecture firms are responding to the demand for design services. Working in Dubai presents many challenges but offers great opportunity for firms and individuals who are willing to go the distance.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600035 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600034 Most of us are too young to remember a time when consumer goods were scarce. For today's consumer shopping is more than a necessity. It is a form of entertainment. http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600034 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600033 In a survey by the American Management Association, CEOs agreed that practicing creativity and innovation was what businesses need to survive in the 21st century, according to an article in Psychology Today by Stanley S. Gryskiewicz and Robert Epstein. However, only 6% of the CEOs felt that their organizations were doing a ''great job'' of it.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600033 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600032 Crescent Hydropolis Resorts PLC has a vision that will change the way people look at hotels forever. The company has proposed the first underwater tourism destination. The ocean, which has long since been a place of exploration and discovery, might possibly be a place for tourism, as well.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600032 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600031 By all accounts, 2007 was a banner year for Al Gore: a best-selling book, an award-winning documentary, and to top it all, the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering work on climate change. But the real beneficiary of the ''green'' movement is the environment, and every industry — from oil and gas to the automotive industry and from technology to entertainment — is waking up to the reality that the earth isn't simply an empty vessel to be occupied and exploited, but to be protected... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600031 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600030 When you think of architecture today, chances are the first things that come to mind are the towering skylines of cities like Boston, Chicago, and New York. But architecture itself is much older than the average modern metropolis and stands as one of the most ancient and celebrated forms of art. From the Inca Empire to the imperial monarchs of Britain and India to Australia's most famous performing arts venue, architecture has always been both the expression and manifestation of not only th... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600030 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600029 What happens when one flips on a light switch? We all expect a light or many lights to come on somewhere in the room. Sounds simple, but few of us think about this unless no light turns on. http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600029 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600027 The healthcare industry is a highly specialized and unique field. As such, designing a medical facility, whether it be a hospital or general practice office, requires architects to have in-depth knowledge of medical design and give special attention to the client's specific needs, thus creating a foundation that allows providers to operate to their fullest potential and offer optimal patient care.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600027 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600028 Though he's been gone for nearly 40 years, the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably the 20th century's most noted and celebrated architect, continues to impact American and international architecture to this day.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600028 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600026 Ah, lists. Who doesn't like them? David Letterman has a new one every night, Nixon had one, and no ESPN broadcast is complete without at least one. Even Santa Claus has one. After all, they're quick, concise, and get right to the point when we want to know who's the best of the best — or, in some unfortunate cases, the worst of the worst.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600026 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600025 If you're planning on a career as an architect and your professional network has yet to get established, one of the best ways to get your foot in the door is through an architecture internship. Though an internship is in many ways identical to a full-blown professional post, it is best viewed as an extension of your formal architecture training.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600025 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600024 Since Front Studio's inception, partners Yen Ha and Michi Yanagishita have made it their business to bring a unique and artistic twist to the sometimes-linear profession of architecture. Distinguishing themselves through their exotic creativity, rigorous design methods, and distinctive sense of humor, Ha and Yanagishita are known for taking on a vast array of projects, ranging from the overhaul of a pedestrian overpass in Poland to the renovation of a Harlem townhouse. The New York City-bas... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600024 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600022 As an architect, I find that one of the most exciting things about corporate office design is its ever-changing and evolving nature. More than ever, trends are changing rapidly as a reflection of tremendous advances in technology, the environmental movement, and the strength or weakness of the employment market. Today, there are several significant design trends that are having a profound impact on our industry, including the ''green phenomenon,'' demand for high-tech office space, a return... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600022 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600023 More than 10 years in the making, the 101-story Shanghai Financial Center is lighting up the skyline in China. Now China's tallest building, the new trophy was built by Japanese property tycoon Minoru Mori. (Shanghai's Jin Mao Tower was the tallest until now.)... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600023 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600020 The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) has recently published The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings. As a college-prep architecture textbook for high school students, the book is the first of its kind and has broad applications for classrooms across the country.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600020 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600021 The architects at Atkins have secured a resounding victory in an international competition to draw the plan for a five-star resort hotel within a watery quarry in attractive propinquity to Shanghai, China. The Songjiang Hotel will be an important part of a new plan to develop a city on the border of Shanghai. It is projected that half a million inhabitants will occupy Songjiang Garden City.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600021 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600018 In the wake of anti-growth regulations in the Northeast and across the country-along with a heightened awareness of urban sprawl in and around major metropolitan areas-architects and developers have been seeking innovative and creative ways to incorporate all of a project's elements into smaller parcels of land, giving rise to a wave of mixed-use developments.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600018 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600019 German architectural firm J. Mayer H. is creating The Parasol Metropol of the Incarnation for the citizens of Seville, Spain, a redevelopment project that is further proof of the progressive nature of contemporary European architecture. Blending its cultural past with a futuristic theme, the Metropol is certain to become a dining, lounging, and entertaining destination ideal for locals and tourists.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600019 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600016 LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are currently changing the way we see and experience the civilized world. No longer will skylines, high-rise clusters, and bridges light up cities around the world using only the standard fluorescent lighting along streets and behind the windows of towering superstructures. The concept of building lights has just entered the 21st century.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600016 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600017 In 1995, the ACE Program was born. ''What is this?'' you may ask. It is the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentor Program. It was initially developed to service the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas, but since 2002, it has grown nationwide. Major employees at marketing and construction firms hoping to get students interested in the building industry or on their way to careers in construction founded it.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600017 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600015 Diversity in business today makes good sense. Unfortunately, many companies don't manage their diversity initiatives effectively, resulting in the one thing they were aiming to avoid: discrimination.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600015 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600013 In every corner of the world, societies are connected in celebration of cultural heritage. Deeply rooted in tradition, these fundamental forms of expression increasingly influence numerous aspects of daily life, from the clothing we wear and the food we eat to our religious observances and the art we create to even the buildings in which we live, work, and play. Architectural designs that are built on foundations of cultural diversity present masterful blends of landscape, music, and other ... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600013 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600014 After working on four different integrated projects in the Atlanta office of The Beck Group (www.beckgroup.com), I have switched gears to work full-time in a construction administration role at a job site in Durham, North Carolina, for the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Athletic Excellence (a new 42,000-square-foot practice facility for the varsity men's and women's basketball teams at Duke University).... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600014 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600012 Architecture in the United States seems to be unquestionably diverse. It is diverse in terms of its creative essence. Architects come from various backgrounds, decide to study at different colleges, and, finally, start working for equally diverse firms.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600012 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600011 Concord Hill Builders, a luxury custom home builder in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, has teamed up with the Access Marketing Company to provide architects with a list of 10 marketing tips to help build their business.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600011 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600010 Every once in a while, you meet someone who changes the way you look at your life-someone who seems to have started life out in the same place as you yet through different decisions and dreams has ended up in a completely unique place. Earlier this year, I met Dr. Anubhuti Thakur, a young professor at Cal State Northridge, and I realized how easily the story of my life could be sitting on a shelf in a completely different section.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600010 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600008 In some ways, an architectural firm is similar to a law firm, accounting firm, or any other professional business where developing young talent is crucial to the ongoing growth and success of the company.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600008 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600009 Lindsay Daniel Architecture appoints Cathy Hedman as project managerHealth First hires HuntonBrady to design new hospitalPerkins+Will acquires Rozeboom Miller Architects http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600009 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600006 A career in building design can be a viable alternative for individuals who aspire to pursue careers in architecture but are unable to qualify as registered architects. Professional building designers, also called home designers, specialize in designing smaller buildings and single-family dwellings.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600006 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600007 "Architecture does not exist. What exists is the work of architecture." —Louis Kahn How can we doubt the truth of Louis Kahn's words when we look at the world around us? It is difficult to ignore architecture's influence on the ways we live our lives. However, to many, architects are not very different from engineers.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600007 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600003 What is the architect's role in the 21st century, and how is it different from his or her role in the past? I ask myself this question every day as I take on new commissions and am charged with the design and construction oversight of new and renovated buildings. To speak of what an architect does today, one must look at the architect's role in the past and the definition of architecture.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600003 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600004 The topic of technological advances has been a prominent player in discussions about the direction of the AEC industry. Building information modeling (BIM) in particular has dominated these conversations for the past couple of years. At a time when our industry is characterized as highly fragmented and wasteful and fueled by interdisciplinary tension, high risks with low returns, and few, if any, economies of scale, many look to BIM as the silver bullet to save us all. But in order to act ... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600004 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600005 Lindsay Daniel Architecture promotes Richardson to director of interior architectureLauckgroup selected to design Powell Goldstein's new Dallas officeAnderson to head Richard L. Bowen + Associates' Naples office... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600005 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600001 I once told my boss that I wanted his job. I don't work there anymore. To my bewilderment, the comment did not make him my mentor, but instead, it moved us further from each other. I wasn't fired for that comment; I ended up leaving on my own.... http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600001 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600002 Good architecture appeals to more than just the eyes. http://www.architecturecrossing.com/article/index.php?id=600002 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT